Burner for natural gas



(No Model.)

E. M, REED.

BURNER EOR NATURAL GAS.

No. 444,850. Patented Jan. 20, 1891*.

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FRANKLIN M. REED, OF ANDERSON, ASSIGNOR (.)h 'lAl-'f 'l b'llllllllilN t). KEESLING, GEORGE ll. BEST, ANI) JNO. S. MOORE, ALL Ol." MUNCIE,

INDIANA.

BURER FOR NATURAL GASn SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 444,850, dated January 20, 1891.

Applicutioniled June 16, 1890. Serial No. 355.660. (No model To @ZZ whom 'nw/y concern:

Be it known thatJ I, FRANKLIN M. REED, :L citizen of the United States, residing at Anderson, in the county of Madison and State of Indiana., have invented certain new and. useful Improvements in Burners for Natural Gas; and I do hereby declare the folowing to be a full, clear, and exeet description oi the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it. uppertains to make and use the same. x

Myiuvention relates to burners for natural gas; and it consists in employing a burner composed of porous iire-cluy through which the gas or ot-her fuel. forced, the gas being ignited and consumed on the outer surlztec of the burner, all ot' which will fully appear from the following:

In the ziccolnpnn yin g drawings, Figure 1 shows in elevation my preferred form of burner, and Fig. 2 L vertical central section.

Referring to Figs. l und 2, A indicates the supply-pipe, which is provided with the small perforations a, through which the gas passes. A cap b is screwed onto the upper end of the pipe A, and s similar carp c is adapt-ed to be screwed onto the lower end. 4lhztween these caps and surrounding the pipe A is n sleeve d., which is composed of lire-clay of :i very porous character to allow the gas to readily pass through and he ignited. lhus it will be seen that by my in vention the gas FRANKLIN M. REED.

lVitnesses:

ARTHUR BRoWNINe, WILL 'l. NORTON. 

